Originally Posted by
jamesteroh
Had a similar situation pre-covid at Universal LA going to West Hollywood. The driver wasn't that far away they hooked me up with an he called wanting to know where I was going and I told him the hotel in West Hollywood and he said he was new to LA and didn't know the area and asked me to cancel. I figured he didn't want to take the trip because it was a short distance and I told him I knew how to get to my hotel and he said he wasn't familiar with the area again and told me to cancel and I refused. I decided to just get a lyft and while I was getting ready to order the lfyt he calls me back and said if I wanted to give him $10 cash he would take me and I just told him to cancel. It was a real pain reporting him to Uber, Uber needs to make it easier to report these drivers to them and should terminate them right away for pulling that crap.
I think the way I ended up reporting him was I refused to cancel and he eventually showed up and tried to charge a cancel/no show fee and I reported it in the comments when I contested the fee
Drivers dont like to cancel as this goes against their cancellation %. This is one of the metrics used by Uber to gauge drivers. Some drivers do not like short rides due to the low compensation they will get from Uber on the ride. It would be nice if the trip goes to a driver that will like to go to the area, but that is not how Uber works. A driver calling you asking where you are going is a NO-NO, even more if he calls you back asking for a tip in order to take the ride. Certainly report this driver to Uber, as he needs to be removed from the platform.